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GAIA CREATIONS: August 2012
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Ecological Landscaping and Permaculture Solutions. Friday, August 3, 2012. Due Diligence: Four O’clock Plants. Growing prolifically near our garage and Mandarin tree. Not many people go out of their way to buy and grow this plant in their gardens anymore. Why? I couldn’t say as I’ve found it is a really interesting and beautiful plant with a long history of cultivation. Links to this post. Four oclock or mirabilis jalapa. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Quotes that feel good. Hamilton, 1993: 38). Edible Fore...
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GAIA CREATIONS: Due Diligence: Four O’clock Plants
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Ecological Landscaping and Permaculture Solutions. Friday, August 3, 2012. Due Diligence: Four O’clock Plants. Growing prolifically near our garage and Mandarin tree. Not many people go out of their way to buy and grow this plant in their gardens anymore. Why? I couldn’t say as I’ve found it is a really interesting and beautiful plant with a long history of cultivation. The scientific name for Four O’clock is Mirabilis jalapa. This plant has too many. For the Queen consort of Sweden, Louisa Ulrika [3].
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GAIA CREATIONS: June 2012
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Ecological Landscaping and Permaculture Solutions. Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Berries, Trellising and Harvest. Eating berries is one of my favorite summer activities. Saving them for later use is also a favorite past time. There are many ways of preserving berries -making jams and jellies, canning or freezing them whole or even dehydrating them for a hiking snack with nuts and seeds. Anyway you do it berries are an awesome treat. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Quotes that feel good. Edible ...
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GAIA CREATIONS: Urban Permaculture Property Tour
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Ecological Landscaping and Permaculture Solutions. Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Urban Permaculture Property Tour. In celebration of International Permaculture Day. 2013 the Chico Permaculture Guild. Is sponsoring 2 FREE tours of our urban permaculture project. Map of Fruit Trees 2011. Canopy and subcanopy of forest gardens). Site Elements and Systems Tour Attendees will Observe:. From Swimming Pool To Aquaculture Pond. Tour #1: 10am - 12pm. Tour #2: 2pm - 4pm. Space is limited to 20 people per tour. This even...
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GAIA CREATIONS: 5th Annual Spring Seed Swap
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Ecological Landscaping and Permaculture Solutions. Tuesday, March 11, 2014. 5th Annual Spring Seed Swap. ALWAYS A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT. Sunday, March 16th from 2-6pm. Chico Grange Hall, 2775 Nord Ave, Chico, CA. Over 8 tables of seed to exchange ‘Potluck’ Style. Seeds and Plants for Sale. Food and Drinks for sale by Chico Natural Foods. Activities for all ages. Seed Saving 101: a focus on drought tolerant crops -with Kalan Redwood of Redwood Seeds: www.redwoodseeds.net. Let us know what you think! Work i...
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GAIA CREATIONS: April 2013
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Ecological Landscaping and Permaculture Solutions. Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Urban Permaculture Property Tour. In celebration of International Permaculture Day. 2013 the Chico Permaculture Guild. Is sponsoring 2 FREE tours of our urban permaculture project. Map of Fruit Trees 2011. Canopy and subcanopy of forest gardens). Site Elements and Systems Tour Attendees will Observe:. From Swimming Pool To Aquaculture Pond. Tour #1: 10am - 12pm. Tour #2: 2pm - 4pm. Space is limited to 20 people per tour. This even...
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GAIA CREATIONS: Companion Planting Information and Chart
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Ecological Landscaping and Permaculture Solutions. Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Companion Planting Information and Chart. C ompanion planting at it's best -corn, climbing beans and squash form the ancient Three Sisters Guild. We recently received an e-mail from a gentleman in China looking for. What plants you may have in your garden that you can transplant next to your Rose or your Apple tree to see how they nurture each other over time". I thought I would post our own updated list. Pole beans, mustards.
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GAIA CREATIONS: February 2015
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Ecological Landscaping and Permaculture Solutions. Wednesday, February 11, 2015. 6th Annual Spring Seed Swap. Sunday, March 1st from 2-6pm . Chico Grange Hall, 2775 Nord Ave, Chico, CA. ALWAYS A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Quotes that feel good. Personal independence depends on co-operative human society.only what we share gives us access to all necessary possessions.". Hamilton, 1993: 38). Joseph Jenkins Humanure Handbook rev.edition1999). Food Not Lawns: H...
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GAIA CREATIONS: Urban Permaculture Project -2 years in progress
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Ecological Landscaping and Permaculture Solutions. Tuesday, October 25, 2011. Urban Permaculture Project -2 years in progress. My husband and I have been actively working on an urban 2/3 acre permaculture project for 2 years this month. We began the design and subsequent installation at a residence in October of 2009 and it continues in multiple phases today. As we complete the swimming pool to aquaculture pond conversion. Mind map showing the connections between project elements/systems. Importantly hea...
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GAIA CREATIONS: January 2014
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Ecological Landscaping and Permaculture Solutions. Friday, January 31, 2014. Practical Tips for Conserving Water in the Landscape. Reducing outdoor water use on a residential scale is absolutely necessary during times of drought but is really something that we need to do consistently in the Mediterranean climate we live in here in California. Here are a few more tips to add to the article Save our water! Tips for conserving water outdoors. In the Chico News and Review January 30, 2014 issue:. A Pattern L...
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